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'Rise up as a Lion': Netanyahu Foreshadows Iranian Strike in Western Wall Note
- On June 12, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slipped a note containing the verse Numbers 23:24 into the Western Wall in Jerusalem, signaling a forthcoming military operation.
- This action followed longstanding concerns about Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile buildup, and repeated threats to Israel's existence, prompting Israel to act preemptively.
- In the early hours of June 13, Israel commenced Operation Rising Lion, an extensive series of precision attacks aimed at Iran’s nuclear sites, missile programs, and prominent nuclear researchers.
- Netanyahu called the opening strike 'very successful' and described it as dismantling an existential threat, while President Herzog said the operation neutralized an immediate danger.
- The operation demonstrates Israel's determination to prevent Iran’s nuclear capability and signals a broader commitment to defend itself and stabilize regional security.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have anticipated the launch of “Operation Ascendant Lion,” aimed at Iranian nuclear sites, by means of a cryptic note placed on the Wailing Wall on Thursday, a few hours before the planned start of the attacks. The message, which was revealed to the Israeli public on Friday morning, contained a Torah verse that inspired the name of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation. He quoted the book of Numbers 23…
'As a lion lifts himself up': Netanyahu leaves note at Western Wall that hints at Iran strike
Operation Rising Lion was derived the Biblical verse Numbers 23:24: “People that rise up as a lioness, and as a lion lift themselves up.” By Vered Weiss, World Israel News On Thursday, a day before Israel’s strike on Iran’s nuclear sites, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put a note in the crevices of the Western Wall in Jerusalem with a quote from the Biblical Book of Numbers that hinted at the impending strike. The Prime Minister’s Off…
Israel PM Netanyahu launches Rising Lion strike against Iran, his note at Western Wall reads ... A lion lifts himself up - The Tribune
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Western Wall and placed a note quoting a verse about strength and resilience, highlighting national spirit amid ongoing tensions.
Hours before the Reuters attack “Behold, the people will rise like a great lion.” This is the message that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (1949) wrote in
It contained a verse from the Torah.
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